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Watch: The world’s largest Christmas lights display

November 28, 2014 at 2:26 p.m. EST

Australia is definitely beaming with holiday spirit.

The country's capital, Canberra, has a tradition of stringing Christmas lights at a shopping center, but this year, the city managed to set a world record with a display of about 1.2 million LED lights, beating out Uzbekistan's 2012 record by almost 200,000 bulbs.

The display's wiring is over 75 miles long and shows three giant Christmas presents tied together.